- The queen's visit to the Woolwich barracks was planned before last week's attack on a soldier
- Soldier Lee Rigby died from stab wounds after he was assaulted on a nearby street
- The inquest into Rigby's death opens Friday
- A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with his murder
London (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth II is set to visit the barracks that housed slain British soldier Lee Rigby on Friday, nine days after he was killed on a nearby street.
Her trip to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich was scheduled before Rigby was killed on May 22. His death shocked the nation.
The monarch will meet members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery during the visit. The troop's duties include firing gun salutes on state occasions and royal anniversaries.
Rigby, a military recruiter and ceremonial drummer, was only a couple of hundred yards away from the barracks when he was attacked in broad daylight.
A makeshift memorial of flowers and tributes has swelled on the street outside the barracks in the days since his death.
The queen, who is the official commander-in-chief of the British armed forces, expressed "concern" over the soldier's killing last week.
An inquest into Rigby's death opens Friday at Southwark Coroner's Court but is expected to be quickly adjourned. Inquests in the United Kingdom are held to examine sudden and unexplained deaths.
A post-mortem examination found that the soldier's cause of death was from "multiple incised wounds," police said this week.
A 22-year-old man charged with Rigby's murder and with unlawful possession of a firearm appeared in a London court Thursday.
Michael Adebowale's hands were cuffed in front of him and he wore a gray long-sleeved shirt and white trousers for the brief appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Adebowale appeared to walk uncomfortably and his right hand was wrapped in what could have been a medical dressing.
He was discharged from a hospital Tuesday and has been held in custody since at a police station.
Adebowale was not asked to enter a plea at this stage.
A 28-year-old suspect remains under arrest at a London hospital. He has been identified by family, friends and acquaintances as Michael Adebolajo.
In all, 10 people have been arrested in connection with the killing. Two were released without charges, while six others have been freed on bail -- the most recent a 50-year-old man arrested Monday night on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
CNN's Jonathan Wald contributed to this report.
31 May, 2013
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